Business
09 Jan, 2026
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Job openings slide to 2nd-lowest level in five years
US employers posted far fewer jobs in November than the previous month, a sign that employers are not yet ramping up hiring even as growth has picked up. Businesses and government agencies posted 7.1…
09 Jan, 2026
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California loses $160m for delaying revocation of 17,000 commercial driver’s licences for immigrants
California will lose US$160 million for delaying the revocations of 17,000 commercial driver’s licences for immigrants, federal transportation officials announced on Wednesday. Transportation…
09 Jan, 2026
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Google and chatbot maker Character to settle lawsuit alleging chatbot pushed teen to suicide
Google and artificial intelligence chatbot maker Character Technologies have agreed to settle a lawsuit from a Florida, USA mother who alleged that a chatbot pushed her teenage son to kill himself.…
09 Jan, 2026
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Trump wants to ban large investors from buying houses
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he wants to block large institutional investors from buying houses, saying that a ban would make it easier for younger families to buy their first homes.
09 Jan, 2026
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Gmail to become personal AI assistant
More artificial intelligence (AI) is being implanted into Gmail as Google tries to turn the world’s most popular email service into a personal assistant that can improve writing, summarise far-flung…
09 Jan, 2026
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08 Jan, 2026
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CES Day 2 reveals more gadgets and stars
Crowds flooded the freshly opened showroom floors on Day 2 of CES, which originally stood for the Consumer Electronic Show, and were met by thousands of robots, AI companions, assistants, health…
07 Jan, 2026
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Jamaica Stock Exchange dips below $2 trillion with 5.0% slide in 2025
The value of all shares on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) closed 2025 at US$1.98 trillion in market capitalisation, some 5.0 per cent lower than the previous year, as all three major indices…